Hello everyone, Tom & Lauren here.

Welcome to the first in a series of regular updates as we work hard to welcome you #BackToTheAcres.

Firstly, let us apologise for being a little quiet over the last few months. As you’ll appreciate, there’s been a heck of a lot happening since the fire on Boxing Day, and every spare moment has been dedicated to making decisions and creating plans to get The 3 Acres open once again.

Secondly, we’d both like to extend our thanks again to all of you that have sent us well wishes over the last few months. The words of support and encouragement from our loyal customers, colleagues, family, and friends have not only humbled us greatly, but have really spurred us on during what was a difficult start to the year.

However, when one chapter ends, another exciting one can begin – and we are both excited to share with you what we’ve been working on over the last few months and give you just a glimpse of what’s to come when we welcome you back to the Acres.

As refurbishment gets underway following our devastating fire, we’re delighted to announce lead contractor, Radcliffe Construction, is due to start work on site imminently and will carry out an extensive programme of works to the entire building, including a complete kitchen rebuild, in a bid to bring the much-loved restaurant back to its former glory.

Fantastic food and a warm and welcoming atmosphere has always been, and always will be, at the heart of The 3 Acres – so you’ll be happy to know that both these things will certainly continue when we re-open.

We’ve made a few decisions to refresh our interior schemes in the bar and main restaurant area, whilst being mindful to maintain the age and integrity of what was there before. We are very keen to ensure that when we welcome our guests back to the Acres, it ‘feels’ the same with a sense of nostalgic familiarity.   We hope to make the bar area an informal space where guests and residents can have a drink in between lunch and dinner.

Things will still feel familiar, though; most of our infamous memorabilia that has been collected over the last 56 years and adorns the walls and halls of The 3 Acres has lived to see another day, and will be back taking pride of place when we reopen our doors.

Updates to the famous 3 Acres menu could also be on the horizon, as well as changes to our famous Oyster Bar which, as a chef and foodie, Tom is naturally very excited about. We can’t say too much yet, but you can expect a more immersive dining experience in this much-loved corner of the Acres.

We’re also taking the opportunity to evolve our menu a little. Tom and our head chef, Tom Davies, are currently enjoying the process of starting to experiment with old classics and new favourites, whilst ensuring flavour and locally sourced ingredients remain paramount.

So, what about our bedrooms? We’re excited to reveal that we’re taking the opportunity to redesign eight of the restaurant’s bedrooms as part of the project.

We’re taking the time to knock down a few walls – we don’t do things by halves – to redesign our bedrooms and create cosy and comfortable accommodation that overlooks the rolling hills beyond the Acres.

Our bridal suite will of course remain for guests who choose to get married with us, and Lauren has been working closely with our interior designer, North Yorkshire based House of Joan, to curate beautiful, luxury schemes for each of our bedrooms – more details on those to come soon.